BLOTTER: Woman who 'assumed' drugs were in a bag arrested on drug charges herself

Tuesday

Jan 9, 2018 at 6:00 AM

Staff report

NICEVILLE — A 48-year-old woman was arrested on drugs and tampering charges after she removed a Crown Royal bag from the pants pocket of a man being arrested for an unrelated charge.

According to a report from the Niceville Police Department, on Christmas Eve the woman was present with another man at a John Sims Parkway business when he was taken into police custody for an outstanding warrant. As a detective was attempting to restrain the man, the woman intervened and removed a Crown Royal bag from his pocket.

Police instructed the woman to back away from the ongoing investigation and give them the bag, which contained 19 grams of methamphetamine, four grams of fentanyl, 10 Xanax pills, seven Concerta pills and two hydrocodone pills.

In a later interview with police at her home, the woman told detectives she “assumed the bag contained drugs but wasn’t sure” and “it wasn’t her intention to interfere with (the police) investigation.”

During the interview, an officer asked her if she had any narcotics inside her home or on her person and she replied, “not that I know of.” She later admitted to having a small bag of fentanyl in her pocket.

The woman was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, drug equipment possession and tampering with an investigation.

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